machine

1. N-COUNT A machine is a piece of equipment that uses electricity or an engine in order to do a particular kind of work. 机器[also 'by' N]

I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever. 我把硬币投进机器，然后拉了控制杆。

2. N-COUNT You can use machine to refer to a large and well-controlled system or organization. 机构

...Nazi Germany's military machine. …纳粹德国的军事机构。

3. →see also vending machine

4. V-T If you machine something, you make it or work on it using a machine. 用机器制造; 用机器加工[usu passive]

The material is machined in a factory. 该材料在一家工厂用机器加工而成。

...machined brass zinc alloy gears. …机器加工的黄铜锌合金齿轮。